Griptilian: Yes or No?

I have a mini Ritter grip and it is very nice. The Griptilian is a very solid knife and a value leader for Benchmade. Handle one if possible before you buy one.
 
Definitely yes, owned a lot of griptilians awesome edc's, here's my brothers custom,
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My opinion is that for light use they work ok, I had the mini gripi in D2 (not sure if they all are D2 or not) and the edge didnt hold at all. I never was hard on the thing but to me it just didnt feel sturdy enough compared to my other folders. And for the price i expected more. i have quite a few benchmade folders and of them all my presido is my favorite and the mini gripi was my least. i sold mine for $50 because it just sat. My 2 cents would be to save a bit more and go for a sturdier knife.
 
Zach156 said:
I never was hard on the thing but to me it just didnt feel sturdy enough

go for a sturdier knife.
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You should have used it harder.

They are very damn tough. They can take whatever you can dish out.

Answer to the thread: yes. Get one or three.:)
 
yea after buying it i had thought that maybe i should have gone with the full size, maybe that would have satisfied me a bit better. I would have kept it except for the sharpening issue the blade just wore so quickly and really wouldnt hold an edge. But hey maybe i just got a bad one... it was a few years back when i bought it too.
 
very tough knife. I batoned with it once just to see. It held up real nice. Its pretty much in my pocket 98% of the time. Benchmade's 154CM is great.
 
From Zach 156 "My opinion is that for light use they work ok"

Google ankerson's torture test of the Griptillian, Manix 2 and CS Lawman. Ankerson stands on an open Griptillian. They are plenty tough despite their cheap-ish looks.
 
stabman said:
You should have used it harder.

They are very damn tough. They can take whatever you can dish out.

Answer to the thread: yes. Get one or three.:)
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It's always a little irritating when says that something doesn't FEEL sturdy enough, or of low quality - it's completely unobjective and may well mean nothing at all in the real world. And in the case I'd really like to know people have against the G'tilian - you don't really see them in the UK, but I've always understood they're the main alternative to Delicas and Enduras.
 
crom said:
From Zach 156 "My opinion is that for light use they work ok"

Google ankerson's torture test of the Griptillian, Manix 2 and CS Lawman. Ankerson stands on an open Griptillian. They are plenty tough despite their cheap-ish looks.
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This is beginning to sound like the famous dissection a watchmaker did of a Rolex mechanism and one from a cheap Seiko. Watch snobs ran down the Seiko mech because you could buy it for $50 as a spare (compared to $2000-$3000 for the Rolex) and had a couple of plastic parts, but it turned out the Seiko was built to a higher standard, and by using low plastic for a couple of very slow turning bearings (the date, probably) Seiko had been able to simplify the mechanism and up the service interval from the Rolex's 5 years to about 20...

It's fine to not like how plastic looks, but you have to be realistic and admit that it does have some seriously useful engineering qualities!
 
meanwhile said:
It's always a little irritating when says that something doesn't FEEL sturdy enough, or of low quality - it's completely unobjective and may well mean nothing at all in the real world. And in the case I'd really like to know people have against the G'tilian - you don't really see them in the UK, but I've always understood they're the main alternative to Delicas and Enduras.
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I know what you mean.
I understand what people mean about the feel, and I prefer certain handle materials over others, but the Griptilian still finds its way into my rotation.

The Griptilian and Mini Griptilian do seem to be Benchmade's offering in the same class as the Endura and Delica. They all fall around the same price-point, are a similar size (except for handle thickness), have good steels, and do the job quite well.

They cost enough to get quality build and materials, but are inexpensive enough to get them into the hands of the public.:thumbup:

you don't see very many Sebenzas, Striders, or even ZT's around, but you can find people out and about with Griptilians.
 
I've had a D2 full-size Grip for several years. I carry it almost daily; and now and again it does get some abuse.

It's been a great knife.

The scales make it feel thick and rough-surfaced in my pocket but, after a while, you get used to it.
 
My mini griptilian just came in today and I must say I am impressed. I was worried I would have to return it after reading some reviews that it felt cheap and that some of them were dull upon arrival. Now I don’t know if I just got lucky or what but mine arrived literally hair popping sharp and to top it off it actually has a decent heft to it instead of feeling flimsy or cheap. It is my first experience with the axis lock as well and this thing is a vault and buttery smooth as well. The only negative that I have found is a small machining mark on the butt of the handle and the blade is slightly off center (nowhere near rubbing).
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase!:thumbup:
 
The mini-grip actually feels more solid than the full-size grip, probably due to the liner on the mini basically backing the entire handle scale. The weight to size ratio makes gives it a good amount of heft for its size. The texturing on the mini is also tighter, so it doesn't feel as plasticky. When you flick open the mini, you get a nice little snap. When you flick open the full-size, you get a loud hollow plastic sounding click. Regardless, both are excellent knives and plenty tough.
 
I really love my Griptilian and think it is an excellent value if you can find it under MAP. They feel plastic and sound plastic but seem quite durable. I've read a bit of JB Weld should make them better balanced and make them click and clack less. Just be prepared to void your warranty and don't reattach them until the JBW has set. I have a Bone Collector and only paid about $20 more and find that although it isn't as great of a value I prefer the feel of the sturdier handles. The slightly different Presidio shape also fits my hands better. In actual use they are about the same.
 
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